Miranda The Great

Name: Miranda The Great
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Eleanor Estes
ISBN: 9781593163426

Author: Eleanor Estes

Narrator: Lyssa Browne

Unabridged: 1 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio

Published: 02/18/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Miranda was a cat of many accomplishments: she was a good mother; she could sing; she had once chased sixteen dogs, causing them to flee in disgrace. Long ago, she and her daughter Punka lived in Rome in a beautiful villa with a senator and his family. But when the city was invaded by barbarians, the family fled to safety--without the cats. Left behind in the burning city, Miranda made her way through crowded streets with Punka, collecting motherless kittens as she went. At last she arrived at the vast Colosseum, where she established a haven. There it was, assisted by the valient Punka, that she preserved the lives of a multitude of kittens and cats--who were to become the noble ancestors of the cats of modern Rome.

About Eleanor Estes

Eleanor Estes (1906-1988) grew up in West Haven, Connecticut, which she renamed Cranbury for her classic stories about the Moffat and Pye families. A children’s librarian for many years, she launched her writing career with the publication of The Moffats in 1941. Two of her outstanding books about the Moffats—Rufus M. and The Middle Moffat—were awarded Newbery Honors, as was her short novel The Hundred Dresses. She won the Newbery Medal for Ginger Pye.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Althea

One of my favorite picture books from childhood. I love how fiction can really inform your later life experiences. When I finally first visited Rome, and saw the Colosseum, I was immeasurably thrilled to see 'Miranda's' descendants living happily amidst the ruins, wild, but fed and cared for by volun......more

Goodreads review by Kirsten

We are fans of animal stories of all kinds at our house, but books with cats rate especially highly with my 12 year old. I was happy to find a vintage copy of this title at a book sale last year! Miranda the Great is a highly-illustrated short chapter book set in Rome in the last days of the Roman E......more

Goodreads review by Sandra

Boring. Boring. Boring. But two stars because I reserve one star for books that should never have been written, much less published. Some child might actually like this book, and might read it. Yay! Oh, it’s about a cat during the sack of Rome. You know, when they discovered burlap. Hahaha!......more